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This book is the work of the famous Japanese poet Tanigawa Shuntaro when he was in his late seventies. During this period, he experienced the death of his father, the birth of his grandson, the separation of his friends, and also began to live alone. A person does not live completely alone, but talks more freely with himself, friends, and the world. There are unspeakable secrets in the life of a person who is simple, enthusiastic, interesting, comfortable, and elegant. The author uses delicate and Zen-like writing to record the mood fluctuations that are easily obscured by daily trivial matters and difficult to capture. Starting from the trivial and ordinary daily necessities such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, he writes letters, eats, listens to concerts, and writes poems. He describes his understanding of family, friendship, and love, and talks frankly and openly about life and death, weddings, and funerals. Life is difficult to describe in one sentence, but the author tells everything frankly, creating this collection of essays full of light philosophy on life.